parapets in English

noun

1

a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.

And it is true that the young have always been in love with edges, walking the parapet of a bridge when the pavement is right beside it.

synonyms: balustrade, barrier, wall

noun

balustrade, barrier, wall
barricade, rampart, bulwark, bank, embankment, fortification, defense, earthwork, breastwork, bastion
breastwork

Use "parapets" in a sentence

1. Parapets surrounding roofs are common in London.

2. The longitudinal girder forms part of the parapets.

3. Complete with crenellations, ramparts and parapets , the stronghold of nescience reigns supreme.

4. Synonyms for Crenellations include battlements, barbicans, bastions, breastworks, bulwarks, fortification, parapets, ramparts, walls and barricades

5. Synonyms for Breastworks include ramparts, bastions, bulwarks, earthworks, embankments, fortification, parapets, defence, barbicans and barricades

6. Synonyms for Bartizans include battlements, barbicans, bastions, breastworks, bulwarks, crenellations, fortification, parapets, ramparts and walls

7. Synonyms for Bastions include fortification, strongholds, bulwarks, fortresses, breastworks, citadels, fastness, parapets, redoubts and support

8. Once completed, these parapets were occupied by U.S. soldiers and a new set of excavations went forward.

9. Sandbags 3⁄4 filled with broken brick were found most useful for parapets; 1 header was bullet proof.

10. Hanging over parapets and out of windows, clustering in the streets and on the rooftops, the crowd whistled and applauded.

11. The roof above is modern, while the parapets are crenellated in the Irish style with loopholes, alure, machicolation and weeps.

12. Choir and audience wave to each other when the singing is over, some of the little boys leaning perilously over the parapets.

13. Balusters, also commonly called as spindles, are vital elements of a staircase that provide support for the handrails or the coping of parapets

14. Girders, purlins, trusses, lintels, beams, boards, panels, joists, floors, ceilings, roofing, profiles, sections, skirting, parapets, pillars, columns, rafters, grating, grilles, gullies, guttering, meshes, rails, railing, poles, racking, braces, column ties, cleats, supports, struts, all made of common metals

15. A Baluster is a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features.In furniture construction it is known as a spindle.Common materials used in its construction are wood, stone, and less frequently metal and ceramic